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Essential French Verbs You Need to Know

Lalo Team·Updated April 17, 2026·3 min read

Verbs are the backbone of any language. These are the most frequently used French verbs that will help you form sentences from day one.

77 words found

WordTranslation
êtreto be
avoirto have
direto say, to tell
faireto do, to make
pouvoirto be able to, can
allerto go
vouloirto want
savoirto know (a fact)
venirto come
devoirto have to, must
donnerto give
voirto see
prendreto take
trouverto find
croireto believe
parlerto speak, to talk
mettreto put, to place
connaîtreto know (a person/place)
passerto pass, to spend (time)
penserto think
rendreto return, to make
appelerto call
permettreto allow, to permit
demanderto ask
jouerto play
commencerto begin, to start
compterto count
suivreto follow
arriverto arrive, to happen
servirto serve
perdreto lose
sortirto go out, to exit
entrerto enter
reprendreto resume, to take back
porterto carry, to wear
vivreto live
tenirto hold
lireto read
écrireto write
mangerto eat
boireto drink
dormirto sleep
courirto run
ouvrirto open
fermerto close
acheterto buy
vendreto sell
apprendreto learn
comprendreto understand
attendreto wait
sentirto feel, to smell
monterto go up, to climb
descendreto go down
tomberto fall
tournerto turn
changerto change
espérerto hope
essayerto try
aiderto help
montrerto show
expliquerto explain
envoyerto send
recevoirto receive
répondreto answer
choisirto choose
pleuvoirto rain
nommerto name, to appoint
semblerto seem
laisserto leave, to let
devenirto become
resterto stay, to remain
finirto finish
partirto leave, to go
crierto shout, to cry out
toucherto touch
réussirto succeed
frapperto hit, to knock

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